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Hey, 40 direct reports is accepted best practice! Remember when google did that? My manager was a poser back 15 years ago, he had only 20 direct reports - I'm n
by rnk 3y ago
Hey, 40 direct reports is accepted best practice! Remember when google did that? My manager was a poser back 15 years ago, he had only 20 direct reports - I'm not making this up.
- b112 3y agoNo one on ones is probably to protect from sexual assault allegations. No time alone == safe.
- 13of40 3y agoWell hold up, I do 1:1s with people at least every two weeks, but I haven't actually breathed the same air as one of them since the beginning of summer. (We both drove to that empty building downtown and had lunch, IIRC.)
- rnk 3y agoHmm, we'll probably see you in the people's court soon.
- sneak 3y agoIt saves on communication time, less repeating. I get a lot of cold emails from my website, asking me things. I ask those corresponding with me to ask the questions on my BBS instead, so when I take the time to answer, the answer benefits more than one person, and there is increased ROI on the time and energy spent constructing a thoughtful reply.